Cllr Bev Craig

A good week for #Manchester at #MIPIM2025 promoting our region to international investors with @bevcraig.bsky.social #localgov #econdev

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“The new neighbourhood will include around 4,500 homes, workspaces, a lido, and a 1km-long ‘play link’ for families.”

“This neighbourhood will represent a people first focus around active travel, green spaces, new play spaces for young people…” - @bevcraig.bsky.social

More of this 🙏

Happy St Patrick’s Day ☘️ -nearly 35% of Manchester residents are estimated to have Irish heritage.

🎤 We welcomed the Irish Consulate and Minister O’Donnell to our civic reception
🪈 A great atmosphere at Festival Village
☘️ Thousands cheered our St Patrick’s Day Parade

Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit!

A successful trade mission to Austin #SXSW

🌎 A sister city deal with Austin
📜 MOU between University of Manchester & University of Texas
🏢 Investment & jobs into our city
🎮 Some of the biggest tech firms coming to our city
🎤 Showcasing modern Manchester music & creative industries

Really looking forward to our partnership @bevcraig.bsky.social and great to start the day chatting over our agenda for this great City #Manchester

Great to see Secretary of State Wes Streeting announce the rebuild of North Manchester General Hospital in the most urgent phase.

North Mcr desperately needs investment and our residents deserve the best the NHS has to offer, it will also spearhead ambitious regeneration 👇🏼

Good morning out and about in Burnage talking to residents, doing casework and delivering our helpful info guides.

And a much needed warm up pit stop in the lovely Station South
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Manchester never stands still 🌱

We have exciting Holt Town regeneration plans to build a sustainable new town in the heart of the city. 4,500 new homes, jobs, cultural hub & green spaces.

A different approach to urban planning that puts people and planet at its heart 🏠🌳🛝

Buses lined up at the temporary deport at Manchester Airport.

Some of the team at the temporary depot at Manchester Airport.

Overnight tonight we will mobilise the single biggest change to buses in the UK for decades as the remaining half of services in GM come back under public control.

Thank you to everyone who has worked through Christmas and New Year to make this happen. 🙏🏻

2024 was quite a year for Manchester. From world class events, more jobs and a record number of council homes built.

Here’s to making Manchester an even better city. The best place to grow up and get on- where everyone benefits from our growth.

In Manchester we are working hard to prevent and reduce homelessness.

Support from Government is crucial for us to meet our ambitions. We know Govt is committed to working with us to help end homelessness.

Lovely afternoon out and about in Burnage. Firstly our coffee afternoon with @gwynnemp.bsky.social and I, followed by popping into the delicious Sofra Dahlia Cafe!

Great to welcome Liz Kendall MP to Smith Sq for a wide ranging discussion with @bevcraig.bsky.social about tackling child poverty, devolving employment support and the role local councils play in getting people back to work.

First wave of cold weather council payments to to start this weekend Estimates suggest some 8,000 people in Manchester who are entitled to the benefit are missing out

Proud that Manchester will be one of the first councils to get winter hardship payments into the bank accounts (or post office!) of at risk older people this winter.

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🐝🌍 Made in Greater Manchester, Sold to the World 🐝🌍 260 businesses joined us to look at selling abroad or to increase exports via an enhanced partnership between central govt & local support. Passionate speeches by @bevcraig.bsky.social and @andyburnham.bsky.social on GM’s huge global opportunities

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Finding all the best Labour and politics accounts on Bluesky is time-consuming.

So I trawled through the app and made 6 starter packs covering Labour MPs, lobby journalists, political academics, and more.

Get them here:

Done 😉

Manchester Labour is on @bsky.app 👇🏼

Manchester - it’s freezing 🥶

If you are worried about someone sleeping rough, tell us as soon as you can and we will help to get them inside: orlo.uk/Support_dPuzu

@gavinwhite76.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social @jimmcmahon.co.uk @angelaraynermp.bsky.social @lucympowell.bsky.social

Manchester is building more council and social homes than at any point in the last 15 years.

Last year over 600 new council, social, genuinely affordable homes low carbon homes were built and we’re onsite with another 2,248.

Working with Government & GM we want to exceed our 10,000 target!

Picture of the social enterprise summit 2024

Great to speak this morning at the GM Social Enterprise Summit to 150 Social enterprise leaders.

We want good growth, that benefits our people and our communities- with wealth that stays in GM. Our social economy is growing, and one of the best ways to do this!

Great conversation this morning!

Today, with seven weeks to go until we complete the re-regulation of our buses, we are confirming the new simpler, flatter fare structure to apply from 5/1/25. 👇🏻

£1 billion government funding boost for bus services across England to help end postcode lottery Funding will keep fares down, protect local routes and deliver more reliable services.

Great to see a Government recognise the importance of buses 🚌

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Biggest overhaul in a generation to children’s social care New powers handed to Ofsted to crack down on exploitative children's care providers and transparency to be increased around their finances.

As always, devil in the detail (and money and implementation) but this looks like a significant step towards fixing a truly broken sector that's letting down children and failing to deliver value for public money. www.gov.uk/government/n...

So many new @bsky.app faces over the last 48 hours!

Many Manchester people here? Have we got a Manchester starter pack yet?

It’s much nicer!! Welcome!

Manchester is building more social and council homes this year than any year in the last 15.

Great to visit fantastic new low carbon council housing in Charlestown in North Manchester

All part of our plan to build 10,000 genuinely affordable social and council homes 🏠